The Cloud Management Specialist (CMS) is an outside/field sales position responsible for developing new sales pipeline for Cloud Management products by working directly with customers, as well as by partnering with Regional Directors (RD's) and core Account Executives for strategic planning and target/prospect identification. The strategic focus of the Cloud Management Specialist is to build and drive Cloud Management pipeline by spending time with customers, develop close internal relationships with other sales team members, be an expert on messaging and the competitive landscape, work effectively with partners and understand how Cloud Management solutions help to transform VMware customers into digital businesses.

The Sales Specialist will work directly with customers and their internal team to identify business needs and increase sales pipeline. She/he will identify top deals for collaboration with Account Executives to qualify and close new business focused on the adoption of VMware's Software Defined Data Center. The Cloud Management specialist provides specific industry and product expertise to drive new business, build customer loyalty, and facilitate the closing of sales opportunities to achieve vCloud Suite and Cloud Management business objectives within an assigned sales region. This person will need to have a strong professional sales skill set and be willing to attack a territory with a strategic vision and tenacity. She/he will need to be an active listener and creative in her/his approach. This person will also need to be comfortable asking difficult questions, positioning the vision based on the audience, and focused on business outcomes.

Key Responsibilities:
• Act as a business partner with the Regional Sales Director, SE Manager, and Services Sales Executive to create, maintain, and execute a business plan with goals and objectives for the region based on the regional SWOT and VMware's strategic direction
• Be operationally excellent in the day-to-day running of the business including (but not limited to) pipeline development, forecasting, account planning, sales cycle management, collaboration, teamwork, and best practice sharing
• Lead multiple customer sales cycles from qualification through close; effectively orchestrating necessary resources, completing required sales activities (RFI/RFP, customer qualification, requirements gathering, solution development, business validation, TCO/ROI), and developing close plans to execute with account teams
• Work effectively as both a specialist (subject matter expert) in support of a Regional Director to help build a healthy Cloud Management 'franchise'. This requires assessing the pipeline and business outlook to determine the needs for the RD's business as it relates to people skills, marketing programs, enablement initiatives, and key resource investments for top deals
• Work effectively as both a specialist (subject matter expert) in support of a core account exec, as well as directly leading independent sales cycles
• Develop strong relationships with key decision makers and influencers within customer accounts by providing insights and value that establishes credibility and trust
• Maintain a strong technical knowledge of VMware's Cloud Management products and services, as well as industry trends, customer adoption and competitive solutions
• Work with Field Marketing to develop and execute marketing plans and presenting at industry events and customer briefings
• Provide knowledge transfer to field sales on industry/solutions

Experience Required:
• 8+ years in enterprise software sales at industry leading companies. With a proven track record of achieving business objectives, in a highly competitive environment, working with fortune 1000 companies
• Candidate will possess sound consultative sales skills with demonstrable selling experience at the C-level / VP Level
• Domain experience selling in Datacenter Space. Ideally expertise across-compute, network, storage, management and cloud.
• Possess in-depth knowledge of the IT Management business vertical, industry trends, end-user challenges and competitive landscape
• Strong business management, planning, execution, and sales skills
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Strong services acumen to drive solutions (product and services) that reduce cost, improve agility, and delivery reliability to IT stakeholders
• Advanced knowledge of value selling methodologies, processes and tools
• Strong business analytical skills including developing business cases and Financial Models including ROI/TCO
• Ability to understand and present VMware's vision, strategy and organization
• Working knowledge of Salesforce.com, Excel, PowerPoint desired
• BA/BS degree or equivalent experience
• Ability to be in front of the customer 50-60% of the time

Category : Sales
Subcategory: Field Sales
Experience: Business Leadership
Full Time/ Part Time: Full Time
Posted Date: 2021-09-16

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